diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/py3exiv2/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/py3exiv2/default.nix
index d8633488102be..4c6ca0bad3381 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/py3exiv2/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/py3exiv2/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ buildPythonPackage, isPy3k, fetchPypi, stdenv, exiv2, boost, libcxx }:
+{ buildPythonPackage, isPy3k, fetchPypi, stdenv, exiv2, boost, libcxx, substituteAll, python }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "py3exiv2";
@@ -16,7 +16,12 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE = stdenv.lib.optionalString stdenv.isDarwin "-I${libcxx}/include/c++/v1";
 
   # fix broken libboost_python3 detection
-  patches = [ ./setup.patch ];
+  patches = [
+    (substituteAll {
+      src = ./setup.patch;
+      version = "3${stdenv.lib.versions.minor python.version}";
+    })
+  ];
 
   meta = {
     homepage = "https://launchpad.net/py3exiv2";
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/py3exiv2/setup.patch b/pkgs/development/python-modules/py3exiv2/setup.patch
index bb4b115234794..8b0619c5bc5f6 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/py3exiv2/setup.patch
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/py3exiv2/setup.patch
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
                      return l.replace('libboost', 'boost')
  
 -libboost = get_libboost_name()
-+libboost = 'boost_python3'
++libboost = 'boost_python@version@'
  
  setup(
      name='py3exiv2',